The Party Like A Russian singer then had to pretend to be happy for the young pop star and said: “‘You’re the new me. Good luck!'”

Having experienced the success of a world famous boyband before leaving to pursue a solo career, Robbie has been on a similar track as Harry and believes he has what it takes to succeed in the industry.

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Who is Max Martin?

Max Martin is the man behind some of the biggest pop hits since the 90s.
He created the tracks that heralded the start of Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears and 'N Sync's careers, producing hits like Hit Me Baby One More Time, I want It That Way and It's Gonna be Me.
The Swedish songwriter, record producer and singer also worked on Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl, Taylor Swift's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together and Ariana Grande's Problem.
Since 1999, he has written and co-written 22 Billboard Hot 100 No 1 hits.
He has the third-most No 1 singles on the chat behind Paul McCartney (32) and John Lennon (26).
Max has also worked on hit songs for Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson and P!nk.
So far he has helped write 11 of Katy Perry's No 1 hits, seven of Britney's and five each for P!nk and the Backstreet Boys.
In early 2013 his single sales were tallied by The Hollywood Reporter to be at over 135 million.